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AMD Q1 Earnings: Advanced Micro Devices reported first-quarter earnings after the market closed Tuesday, delivering results that exceeded Wall Street forecasts on both profit and revenue.
The chipmaker also issued a stronger-than-expected outlook for the second quarter, further boosting investor confidence.
Shares of AMD climbed more than 18% in premarket trading Wednesday following the announcement.
For the first quarter, the company posted earnings per share of $1.37. Revenue came in at $10.25 billion.
Analysts had projected earnings of $1.28 per share on revenue of $9.89 billion, according to Bloomberg consensus estimates.
The results highlight continued momentum for AMD as demand for its semiconductor products remains robust.
Advanced Micro Devices delivered significantly improved financial results compared to the same period last year.
In the first quarter a year earlier, the company reported earnings per share of $0.96 on revenue of $7.43 billion.
Looking ahead, AMD expects second-quarter revenue to range between $10.9 billion and $11.5 billion.
That projection exceeds Wall Street estimates, which had forecast revenue of $10.52 billion.
The company’s data center segment remained a key growth driver. First-quarter data center revenue reached $5.8 billion.
That figure represents a 57% increase from a year earlier. It also surpassed analyst expectations of $5.6 billion.
Advanced Micro Devices reported its latest earnings shortly after rival Intel released its own quarterly results on April 23. Intel exceeded analyst expectations on both revenue and profit.
The company also issued a stronger-than-expected outlook, driven by continued momentum in its data center business.
That performance pushed Intel shares up 24% following the announcement.
The growing importance of central processing units in data centers is tied to rising demand for artificial intelligence technologies.
Interest in AI agents has accelerated rapidly in recent months.
These systems, which can operate with partial or full autonomy, are designed to complete tasks on behalf of users.
The trend is increasing demand for high-performance computing infrastructure across the industry.
Advanced Micro Devices is positioned to benefit from rising demand for processors as artificial intelligence adoption accelerates.
When AI agents execute tasks, they rely on software tools that run on central processing units.
This activity is contributing to a sharp increase in demand for CPUs across data center environments. Like Intel, AMD develops and sells its own CPU product lineup.
However, AMD differentiates itself by also offering high-performance graphics processing units designed for training and deploying AI models.
That broader portfolio allows the company to target a wider range of enterprise and cloud customers.
Advanced Micro Devices is advancing its data center strategy with plans to introduce its first rack-scale system, known as Helios.
The platform will integrate the company’s central processing units and graphics processing units into a unified server rack.
The design is comparable to rack-scale systems offered by Nvidia, including its Vera Rubin-powered NVL72 architecture.
In its client computing segment, AMD reported revenue of $2.9 billion. That figure exceeded analyst expectations of $2.73 billion.
The company’s gaming division generated $720 million in revenue. Wall Street had forecast $668 million for the segment.
International Data Corporation projects a decline in global PC shipments in 2026, citing continued pressure from a worldwide memory shortage. The firm estimates shipments will fall 11.3% over the year.
Tablet shipments are also expected to weaken, with a projected decline of 7.6%. Rising memory costs are emerging as a key concern across the technology sector.
During its recent quarterly earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook said higher memory prices are likely to weigh on the company’s margins in the coming quarters.
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